BOONE, Iowa—Friends of the Ledges added to the funds they’ve been raising for their 2019 playground rejuvenation project at the Ledges State Park.  Pat Klinefelter of Ramsey Subaru presented Lisa Siders, Vice President of the Friends group, with a ceremonial check for $1,000 as a result of the Ledges winning the recent “Park Madness” competition […]

Boone County Farm Bureau and Fareway Meat and Grocery in Boone partnered to “cram the cab” April 15-20. Your generous support of over $850 in groceries is helping fight hunger in our communities.      

Josh Barrowcliff shared this photo from Saturday. A trash fire got away from someone and led to this field fire.

From KWBG, we wish you all a very Happy Easter!  

After 7 exciting matchups and nearly 4,000 total votes, Ledges State Park is the winner of the 2019 Iowa Department of Natural Resources Pick-a-Park bracket sponsored by Ramsey Subaru! As the champion, Ledges State Park will receive $1000 for park improvements from Ramsey Subaru. Congratulations to Ledges State Park!  

Monday evening the Boone County Hospital held their annual spring dinner to thank the volunteers that give generously of their time. The evening was also an opportunity to install new officers, left to right: Gayle Rinehart, Secretary, Carolyn Durhan, Vice-President, Cathy Wetzeler, President, and Connie Booth, Special Events (Teri Knight, Treasurer, is missing from the […]

The Spring KWBG Auction is this Thursday and Friday starting about 8:40 both mornings!  Did you know you can find a list of some of the items we will be offering at https://www.kwbg.com/auction?  Be ready to give us a call at 432-2046 or 432-1590!    

BOONE, Iowa—The Boone County Community Endowment Board has awarded $143,217 to 24 local organizations.  These grants funds are anticipated to leverage another $632,688 in total project spending. The 24 grant recipients were announced at a special celebration held at the Cedars in Madrid Thursday evening.  Mike Tungesvik, Chair of the Community Endowment Board says “We […]

We’ll be taking the air with goods and services at huge discounts on Thursday, April 18 and Friday, April 19th, at about 8:40 each day . Call 432-2046 or 432-1590 to place your bids.  Check out our list at www.kwbg.com under the auction tab.  Check back often as we are updating it daily.    

LAS VEGAS, Nevada—KWBG-AM today was awarded the National Association of Broadcasters’ (NAB) Crystal Radio Award. Since 1987, the NAB Crystal Radio Awards have recognized radio stations for their outstanding year-round commitment to community service. Ten recipients were chosen among 50 finalists who were honored at today’s We Are Broadcasters Celebration. NAB Crystal Radio Award finalists were chosen by a panel […]